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Sakeenah Benjamin, front, and Nakeem Grant, at back, were among six Hofstra University graduate journalism students who mentored members of the Hempstead High School newspaper club this fall as part of a new program begun by Scott Brinton, a Hofstra adjunct professor and the Heralds’ senior editor.
Showing aspiring reporters at Hempstead High the world of journalism
This fall six Hofstra University graduate journalism students visited Hempstead High School weekly to teach members of the newspaper club about how to write news and feature articles and to introduce … more
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The Malverne Union Free School District, its Superintendent Dr. James Hunderfund, pictured, and Assistant Superintendent Rose Ricca were cleared of all charges.
Malverne School District cleared in teacher discrimination suit
A federal jury unanimously found that race didn’t factor into the Malverne School District’s decision not to promote an African-American teacher or reassign him an additional class, the district reported last Thursday. The decision was handed down in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip on Dec. 9. more
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Dr. Stephen Dewey answered Bellmore-Merrick parents’ and residents’ questions about the effects that drugs have on the mind.
The teenage brain on drugs
The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more
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Dr. Robert Dillon, right, with Nassau BOCES Board President Eric Schultz, was installed as the organization’s superintendent on Aug. 20.
Dr. Robert Dillon installed as BOCES sup't
Nassau BOCES installed former East Meadow School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon as its new district superintendent at a board meeting on Aug. 20. more
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Nassau BOCES is headquartered in Garden City.
Former E.M. superintendent to lead Nassau BOCES
Dr. Robert Dillon, the East Meadow School District’s superintendent from 1999 to 2007, has been tabbed to become the superintendent of Nassau BOCES. more
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Jake Thomas was named to the Nassau County All-Star team in 2011, among other achievements during his Calhoun High School baseball career.
Calhoun baseball alumni drafted by MLB teams
Jake Thomas and Alex Vargas, both 21, played baseball together in 2011 at Calhoun High School under legendary coach Joe Corea. In 2010, Thomas led the Colts squad that captured the Nassau County Class AA title. In 2012, Vargas played a critical role in the Colts’ victory at the Long Island Class AA championship. Major League teams recently drafted them both. more
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Hillary is about to get 'Berned'
Who would have thought that the Independent U.S. senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, would so quickly close the gap with presumed 2016 presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton? more
Track and field competitions were part of the activities at the 11th annual Bellmore-Merrick Challenge, a field day that paired special-education students with their general-education friends.
Students bond at Bellmore-Merrick Challenge
The 11th annual Bellmore-Merrick Challenge Day brought together special-education students from across Nassau County and seniors in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District for a day of fun and games at Calhoun High School on May 20. more
One size doesn't fit all in school attire
The Lawrence School District has mandated uniforms for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, an idea that . . . more
The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on May 30. Bellmore-Merrick’s first-ever drug take-back event yielded 10 33-gallon bags –– or more than 200 pounds –– of medications last fall. Above were, from left, David Seinfeld, the Central District assistant superintendent for instruction; Wendy Tepfer, Community Parent Center executive director; and Saul Lerner, the Central District director of health, phys. ed. and athletics.
Bellmore-Merrick Parent Center to hold Drug Take-Back Day
The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore. more
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